Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-27
The Week Of Prayer
PROGRAM OF UNION SERVICES TO n HELD MKT

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The program agreed upon at q meeting OF
| clergymen OF Evangelical churches OF the District
| for the observance Of the week OF prayer as an
| nounced by the subcommittee, RevA Jno p. New
man, j. T. Kelley and s N. Greene, is as follows:
There will be ladies' union meeting Sunday.
January !, 8 p. m, Congregational church. sun
Congregational church: Rev. n Newman viii
preside. MONDAY meeting. each day from II TO
III, Foundry M e church The following pastors pastor,
subject, Thanksgiving. Tuesday, Rev. Dr. j. @.
Butter; subject, Confession. Wednesday, Rev. DR..
Thursday, Rev. F. b. Power; subject, Prayer for
| the Church or God Friday, Rev. Df. Faunce; sub
prayef sSr Missions ~, ReY &
win hold union service in the Foundry M. Z.
church each day at IL O'Clock.
Christmas Celebrations.
Christmas day was bright and cool and the OBJ
Servance was very general In the churches, which
| were decorated with green's Special programs of
music were rendered and the sermons were on
topics appropriate to the day. In many OF the
churches services for the children were held, and
the little ones sang their Christmas carols and re-
| cited the scripture lessons Yesterday, however,
was observed as the Christmas holiday, and during
the day the streets were quiet and deserted There
was almost an entire cessation OF all business and
| a very general enjoyment OF social pleasures. To
| the children It was Christmas day for 1t brought
TO them the gifts OF Santa Claus. The treasures OF
| the gaiy laden Christmas trees were revealed and
young and old alike enjoyed the pleasure OF giving
| ana receiving. In the orphan asylums and public
| institutions the Inmates were made aware OF the
| holiday by an extra good dinner. Last evening
Christmas entertainments were given by many of
| The Sunday schools or the city.
Christmas was thoroughly enjoyed by the boys
| Mt the Reform School sunday afternoon there
were religious exercises led by DR.. Newman, with
anthem music by the boys, who have been trained
for the occasion by MIR. VIII Cohen. After break
| last yesterday morning each boy was given tin
horn and box OF candy, and true to the spirit OF
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notes Of the horns almost raised the shingles from
the roofs. When each was tired OF blowing ana
| running and playing they were marched 10 the
dining hall and given chance at regulation
Christmas repast, which soon disappeared.
| The inmates OF st. Elizabeth Insane Hospital
were, as usual, treated with great consideration
and Kindness yesterday. the Xmas celebration
took place In the large hall OF the institution In
which all the entertainments are held. All the
patients and employees were assembled ABOUT
2 O'Clock last evening, and were entertained by
some interesting Xmas tableaux. Santa Claus, In
costume, came down the chimney, in plain sight OF
all, and opened his pack and began hanging his
g1rts on the gigantic Xmas tree which had been
clothes came from The adjoining nurseries
and dptoed to the tree to gee what
old santa ,,s had LEFT for them The bns
| calcium light was thrown on the stage with good
effect. The distribution Of presents followed IN
| terspersed with dances, and each OF the 1850
employees and patients received substantial
| present, generally OF a useful character.
The Christmas festival at the Home for Destitute
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day at O'Clock. Through the l1berality OF friends
| the managers were able to provide tree well
the 100 children and ten old women Mrs. stan:
ford was one OF the most generous donors. Brief
! addresses were made by Rev. DR.. shipper, Mr..
). G. POmeroy and Mr. TrOtter.
Donations for the Cristmas Club.
Treasurer OF the Christmas Club, OF District H.
acknowledges donations as follows: Mrs Chan
ming Bolton, s.; Anonymous, 50; Friend, s.; A
i 81 Do, %
and Grace Edes 81; Little Adelbert, Helen, Alice,
and Clarence Hay So; additional from the children
OF the club, s1.3O; Mrs. Whitney, $50; Capt. Geo.
T. Lemon, s2o; Mr. Matthew g. Emery, $40; Ad-
miral and Mrs. VIM. Rogers Taylor, 3; also books
from Miss Edith Clagett, and three large lots OF
toys dolls &C., from b. j. Behrend Son, S1S 18th
street. The East Washington Christmas Club ac-
knowledges additional donations as follows: II. A.
Lockwood, s.; Miss NJ. Nj. Lockwood s.
The ssBon Marche,, Assignment.
WHAT THE PROPRIETORs AND THE ASSIGNEE SAY.
An assignment OF Earnest d. Mayer and Henry
]. Rohr trading as Mayer & Rohr. proprietors Of
the Bon Marche for the benefit OF their creditors
was placed on record this morning at 9:15 o'clock
The assignment is made to Isadore Saks, and con-
veys the stock OF millinery apd other goods in No
316 eth street and on the second floor OF 3ls 18th
street, known as the "Bon Marche," with horses
| wagons, &C. The following are preferences: Ma
| tional Bank OF the Republic, note OF $500 and
note OF s., OO0 Jacob Meyer, OF Baltimore, g., 5O0
jacob Rose, OF Baltimore, 81 500. A few minutes
| after the assignment was recorded a suit was en-
tered by Mr.. Tobriner against the firm TO recover
SIG.
Messrs Mayer & Rohr stated to a STAR reporter
that their assignment was FASTENED by the action
OF some Of their creditors in pressing them for a
settlement. They are OF the opinion that II they
| had been given a chance they could have pulled
through. Mr. ISadore Saks, the assignee, said that
he Intended TO continue the business Tor the pres
ent The store was open to-day, and business was
| going on as usual.
| mr.
Mary Rollins, colorei servant employed by Mr..
W. Beall died at the Freedman's Hospital from the
effects OF burns about the legs and lower part OF
| the body. She was taken with an epeptic fit,
and dropping lamp It exploded and, setting fire
to her clothing, she was badly burned. The flames
were extinguished by nelghbor, Mr.. John Kell,
who found that her legs had been literally baked.
She was sent to the Freedman's Hospital and died
after suffering for twenty-iour hours.
| FIFTY-EIGHT PRISONERS IN THE POLICE COURT
| This mornings reception In the Police Court was
in the dock, besides large number Of persons who
had been released on collateral Most OF the
prisoners were charged with minor ofrenses the
result OF INDUCING In strong drink. There were q
| few Jramps and habitual drunkardS among them,
and only a few OF them were lucky enough to es-
| cape the penalty.
| CHARGED WITH STEALING A TRIcyCLE.-This
morning, In the Criminal Court, Judge Mont
| gOmery, John Gregsby, cOlOred man, was placed
on trial for the larceny OF a tricycle. valued at
| $780, from Juan Lewis, on November z. Officer
| arrested nllI While running, as SuS-
picIous character. ana Officer Hass testified that
| he stopped the defendant as he was skimming
| along on tricycle. with no light. Officer Hass
| took the tricycle. to the second precinct station
! He identihed the defendant the man whom he
| had stopped. The defendant claimed that he had
| no recollection OF being the machine, as he was
| drunk. The defendant had sent out subpRnas
| for two witnesses - johnson and John L. Burk-
| hart and the officers having returned one mot
found and the other in person, and the latter hav-
| ing sent word that he was busy and would come
! after a WHILE the jury was respited to / O'Clock
| and an attachment sent for the delinquent wit
| ness. Mr.. Burkhart had not, however, come In be-
| fore the service OF the attachment, and in the
| meantime another trial had been taken up.
| THEIR GUESTS DID NOT CONE.-ExtenStve prep
| aratiOns were made for the reception OF Company
| ID, 1st regiment, Virginia National Guard, by the
ContinentalS OF this city. According to a telegram
| the visitors were due sunday morning at O'Clock,
| and the home boys were at the depot In force at
| that time TO meet them. Twice they visited the
| station and waited for their guests but they did
| not appear, although dispatch received
| evening before. After waiting until all hope was
| gone Capt. Mills ordered his men back to the
armory, and after they had been thanked for their
obedience TO orders, they proceeded to enjoy the
| bOunteou5 refreshments that had been prepared
Tor their visitors IL was stated later that the
commander OF the virglnians had forgotten to
obtain the necessary permission OF the governor
before he could take his company out OF the state
| A COUNTRY VISITORS AMUsEMENT.-Geo. Dorsey
| colored farmer from Montgomery County, Md.
| visited the city Saturday night and drank too
much liquor He then walked along 7th street,
near the O-Street Market. and amused himself nv